Suspending process chains execution

Hi All,
How do we suspend process chains running for a given period of time.
We have some process chains scheduled to run daily and some only on weekends.
Is there a way to suspend the process chains for sometime and then resume then. I do not want to unschedule them and reschedule them which is painful. Is there a simple way of suspending and resuming the process chains. Please clarify.
Thanks
Karen

Hi just create a programm using RSPC_API_CHAIN_SCHEDULE FM and schedule process chain as per your requiremnt.
or... use this way which is copied from this forum..
Schedule process chain
Your problem can be solved by creating the factory calender ID mentioning only saturday and sunday in the tcode SCAL. Im not sure whether you will have access to this tcode. You can create it with the help of Basis team if you dont have authorization.
Steps for creating factory calender ID mentioning sat and sunday only
1. Goto SCAL Tcode
2. Select Factory Calender and then click on change
3. Click on create to create new factory calender id
4. Give Factory Calender ID (EX : ZS) and give description
5. Select Holiday calender ID
6. Uncheck all days expect saturday and sunday.
You can make use of this factory calender id in the process chain scheduling job.
Steps:
1. Open the start variant of the process chain
2. Click on define scheduling details
3. Select other period option from period values in the start variant of the process chain and define every 30 mins.
4. Click on Restriction and Give the factory calender id (ZS) which you created in the scal so that the process chain can be executed only on saturday and sunday

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stop the subsequent process to excute.
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and looking forward to one reply.

Hi ,
Try this method
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Probably you have a program to lock all users. You can contact your ABAP team, to change the code, so that the user group maintained in a table (Z) to be excluded out of locking.
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[http://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/scn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/a01cc44a-5aac-2d10-3eaa-a3bbf645d25c?QuickLink=index&overridelayout=true]
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